Overview

• About 10,000 demonstrators marched in Udine calling for a sporting boycott of Israel, with a small group later clashing with police.
• Authorities deployed more than 1,000 police and army personnel, used helicopters and drones, and set up checkpoints, concrete barriers, and metal detectors around Bluenergy Stadium.
• Police used water cannon and tear gas after some protesters threw firecrackers and barriers near the end of the march.
• Italian fans in a crowd of roughly 10,000 booed Israel’s national anthem before it was drowned out by applause, and the FIGC reported about 9,000 tickets sold against a reduced 16,000 capacity.
• Italy’s 3–0 victory, featuring goals from Mateo Retegui (two) and Gianluca Mancini, kept the team in contention for World Cup qualification despite protests continuing after a Gaza ceasefire and captive exchange earlier in the week.